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The Government of British Columbia announced last week that companies now can register to become a Community Contribution Company (CCC or C3), a new business model that balances social responsibility…
CCEDNet’s Board is pleased to announce that Wendy Keats has been named Director for a term ending at the 2014 Annual General Meeting. Wendy is a co-founder and the Executive…
On July 24, Benoît Hamon, France’s Minister responsible for the Social and Solidarity Economy, presented a new bill on the Social and Solidarity Economy. The proposed law is described as…
Social enterprises are springing up in every nook and cranny you can imagine. Some are even hard to get to. A few weeks ago, a diverse group of non-profit, community,…
What do shoes and authentic Aboriginal art have in common? Nothing, or so I thought as I was hunting along Queen Street in Toronto looking for a new pair of…
The 20th anniversary of the Santa Maria Fair was held July 11-14 in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, providing an occasion for many activities. One of those…
Board member Yvon Poirier travelled to Edmonton recently to represent CCEDNet in the General Assembly charged with planning the first Peoples’ Social Forum (PSF) in Canada. At the meeting, a…
This week, the Credit Union Central of Canada awarded the National Credit Union Community Economic Development Award to Vancity for their Resilient Capital Program. Resilient Capital is dedicated to accelerating…
manila13_poster_web_1080x720_en.jpg After meetings in Lima in 1997, Québec in 2001, Dakar in 2005 and Luxembourg in 2009, it is now Asia’s turn. Every four years, organizations and practitioners of the…
sfca-awards.png The Social Finance Awards is an annual award series hosted by SocialFinance.ca. The awards are presented to leaders who are playing a pivotal role in catalyzing the Canadian social…
ced-dec_letter_entete2.jpg Become a Change Maker CCEDNet’s Guide to Ethical Purchasing in Manitoba Spend Local & Build Community Over the years, countless people have approached CCEDNet to find out how they…
web-banners-1-large.jpg This October, the Canadian CED Network encourages you to attend the Social Enterprise World Forum in Calgary from October 2-4. This is the first time this event will be…